Comments on: Google Warned About Violating Korea’s Video Game Laws http://rokdrop.com/2010/03/15/google-warned-about-violating-koreas-video-game-laws/ Korea From North to South Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:07:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ChickenHead http://rokdrop.com/2010/03/15/google-warned-about-violating-koreas-video-game-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-383609 ChickenHead Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:41:16 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=19608#comment-383609 "This isn’t really a trade barrier as they make all smart phones in Korea abide by the same law." Actually, it's a stealth trade barrier. To comply with Korean telecom laws, it requires a big investment by foreign companies for what will probably be a small market share in a saturated market. The real solution is to tell all these shytbag companies to go pee up a tree. Jailbreak/unlock/hack their crippled phones until they do what they should... what the hardware is capable of but the software limits. There are instructions on Korean websites for many models of phone. Almost all of my electronics work for ME... not the other way around. "This isn’t really a trade barrier as they make all smart phones in Korea abide by the same law."

Actually, it's a stealth trade barrier. To comply with Korean telecom laws, it requires a big investment by foreign companies for what will probably be a small market share in a saturated market.

The real solution is to tell all these shytbag companies to go pee up a tree. Jailbreak/unlock/hack their crippled phones until they do what they should… what the hardware is capable of but the software limits.

There are instructions on Korean websites for many models of phone.

Almost all of my electronics work for ME… not the other way around.

]]> By: Mark http://rokdrop.com/2010/03/15/google-warned-about-violating-koreas-video-game-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-383608 Mark Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:42:05 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=19608#comment-383608 The bigger problem is that there is no global standard. Korea uses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Rating_Board" rel="nofollow">GRB</a> whereas North America uses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Rating_Board" rel="nofollow">ESRB</a>. The bigger problem is that there is no global standard. Korea uses GRB whereas North America uses ESRB.

]]> By: simo3870 http://rokdrop.com/2010/03/15/google-warned-about-violating-koreas-video-game-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-383603 simo3870 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:27:21 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=19608#comment-383603 This isn't really a trade barrier as they make all smart phones in Korea abide by the same law. The only real work around is, like me get an phone and use itunes with the USA settings. Apple has cut the Games tabs out of their Korean itunes store completely. I'm sure there is a similar way using an android. GI, Don't go crossing the border anytime soon the news isn't looking to good from where I sit. This isn't really a trade barrier as they make all smart phones in Korea abide by the same law. The only real work around is, like me get an phone and use itunes with the USA settings. Apple has cut the Games tabs out of their Korean itunes store completely. I'm sure there is a similar way using an android.

GI,

Don't go crossing the border anytime soon the news isn't looking to good from where I sit.

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